Dr. Seuss (and the United States) Go to war Wally and We interrupt this Broadcast
November 28, 1941
December 5, 1941
"Nobody now fears that a Japanese fleet could deal an unexpected blow on our Pacific possessions. . . . Radio makes surprise impossible." --Josephus Daniels, former U.S. Secretary of the Navy, October 16, 1922
BEFORE THE ATTACK-JAPAN Economic woes Nationalism Military/Foreign expansion 1937-War with China 1940-Tripartite pact with Germany/Italy 1941-Seized Indo-China
BEFORE THE ATTACK-JAPAN ISOROKU YAMAMOTO Begins planning PH attack
BEFORE THE ATTACK-AMERICA 1940- Ended commercial treaties with Japan Increased Aid to China Moved Pacific fleet to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 1941 Froze Japanese assets (ended all trade)
BEFORE THE ATTACK-WALLY Avoided draft as pipefitter in Hawaii 12/06/41—Bachelor Party 12/07/41—Supposed to be working on U.S.S. Los Angeles but got the day off for a wedding
DURING THE ATTACK-JAPAN 353 Planes in 2 waves Wave 1--7:55 a.m Wheeler field NW side of Oahu to Ford Island Hickam/Ewa field Wave 2—8:40 a.m. SE side of Oahu to Ford Island Kaneohe/Bellows Field
5 Japanese submarines lost 29 Kamikaze planes lost 5 Japanese submarines lost About 129 Japanese died
DURING THE ATTACK--AMERICA
DURING THE ATTACK-AMERICA 2,403 Americans killed 1,178 wounded 21 Navy ships sunk 8 Battleships hit 3 aircraft carriers safe at sea
1,177 MEN KILLED ON U.S.S. ARIZONA
188 airplanes destroyed 159 airplanes damaged
DURING THE ATTACK-WALLY GETTING READY FOR A WEDDING AND SAW THE KAMIKAZE PLANES OVERHEAD
DURING THE ATTACK-WALLY U.S.S. PENNSYLVANIA U.S.S. CASSIN U.S.S. DOWNES PUT OUT THE FIRES IN THE DRY DOCKS TO SAVE THE U.S.S. PENNSYLVANIA
DURING THE ATTACK-WALLY PLUMBING WORK AT HICKAM FIELD
DURING THE ATTACK-WALLY U.S.S. OKLAHOMA U.S.S. MARYLAND NIGHTFALL AND BODIES ON THE U.S.S MARYLAND
AFTER THE ATTACK--JAPAN Brutally attacked British and American ports in the Pacific This was known as the Japanese Steam Roller Including the Philippines Stayed in war until August 1945
AFTER THE ATTACK--AMERICA “December 7, 1941… A date that will live in infamy” At war with Japan, Italy and Germany Mobilized for war April 1945-defeated Germany August 1945-defeated Japan
December 8, 1941
December 9, 1941
December 10, 1941
The USS Arizona memorial at Pearl Harbor.